What are some things you learned about planning and teaching from your vignette?
One inquiry and design project can last two full weeks, not because you drag it out but in order to fully explore and complete the project to reap the benefits.
What were the critical aspects of the lesson sequence? How would you "transfer" these aspects to address another topic?
Sell it, intro with how it fits to what we've already studied, give a problem, tell them to solve it, set constraints without too much info, can give ideas from past years, giving time to refine, assessing on the process rather than the outcome -- helps students engage without feeling pressured to have a successful project.
Give it enough time as is needed, even if it's long.
How did the teacher engage students in the topic?
Introduced the challenge, allowed students to share personal experience with the specific challenge and with related incidents. Showed past videos which have former students/siblings in them. Had students try to break eggs with their hands to see the amount of force needed.
How did sequence facilitate "active" learning on the part of the students?
Segmenting the lesson/unit into small pieces -- structured inquiry. Trial and error, both mentally & physically.
- What are some things you learned about planning and teaching from your vignette?
One inquiry and design project can last two full weeks, not because you drag it out but in order to fully explore and complete the project to reap the benefits.- What were the critical aspects of the lesson sequence? How would you "transfer" these aspects to address another topic?
Sell it, intro with how it fits to what we've already studied, give a problem, tell them to solve it, set constraints without too much info, can give ideas from past years, giving time to refine, assessing on the process rather than the outcome -- helps students engage without feeling pressured to have a successful project.Give it enough time as is needed, even if it's long.
- How did the teacher engage students in the topic?
Introduced the challenge, allowed students to share personal experience with the specific challenge and with related incidents. Showed past videos which have former students/siblings in them. Had students try to break eggs with their hands to see the amount of force needed.- How did sequence facilitate "active" learning on the part of the students?
Segmenting the lesson/unit into small pieces -- structured inquiry. Trial and error, both mentally & physically.